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as in away
not close in time or space
the distant towers were barely visible in the fog
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as in detached
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
was distant and distracted all throughout the interview
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as in different
being not of the same kind
a marriage between two people from very distant cultures
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Recent Examples of distant
Redford tried his hand at directing for 1980’s Ordinary People, a chronicle of an emotionally distant family demolished by tragedy, which went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Picture.
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Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
The seven of us had accepted that, for the foreseeable future, our homeland was forbidden, distant, hostile.
—Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez, The Dial, 16 Sep. 2025
His static, often distant camera has a trace of coldness to it too.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Villwock finished a distant third in the standings with Nilsen fourth.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
The seven of us had accepted that, for the foreseeable future, our homeland was forbidden, distant, hostile.
—Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez, The Dial, 16 Sep. 2025
His static, often distant camera has a trace of coldness to it too.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Villwock finished a distant third in the standings with Nilsen fourth.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distant
Adjective
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Golden State closes its regular season schedule with away games at the Seattle Storm and Minnesota Lynx.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Amid the celebrations, Elliott playfully shoved Ngumoha towards the away supporters, encouraging the then-16-year-old to savour becoming the youngest goal scorer in the club’s history.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Due to his austere and detached manner, he is known to immediately inspire awe in his patients.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The consensus narrative of institutional finance has become so detached from empirical reality that diagnosing the problem requires abandoning its vocabulary for the precision of mathematics.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These gains appeared across different growing conditions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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That's because nudity can take on drastically different meanings.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cooper then reaches the far sideline from the opposite hashmark to force Daniels out of bounds for no gain.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Unite the Kingdom protest was organized by far-right political activist Tommy Robinson.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Charlie Kirk didn't deserve to be killed in cold blood.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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After all, who wants to wake up on a crisp winter morning to their feet on cold hardwood?—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Recognizing the value of diverse skills, creating mutual trust, and deliberately building team cohesion are lessons every executive can apply on Earth.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The United States became more demographically diverse, and fewer people were married from 2023 to 2024.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Frequently, capital comes with deep industry roots — a former music executive backing a music startup, or a healthcare veteran funding a medtech company.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Subprime borrowers and deep subprime borrowers are not likely to buy new cars.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Paes spoke passionately about the urgent need for resources in the harshly remote settings seen in the film — settings that help to foment these cycles of abuse.—
Stacey Wilson Hunt,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
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The nail-biting psychological reality competition sees 24 strangers arrive at the remote castle, all in the hopes of winning up to €50,000 (around $58,700).—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Distant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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